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Tag: Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP)

Big brother’s little helper inside the European Commission

27 Sep 2014

Through a Freedom of Information Request, Access has acquired an important document that sheds light on the Home Affairs department of the European Commission’s relationship with the U.S. administration on the EU Data Protection Reform effort.

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Big brother’s little helper inside the European Commission
27 Sep 2014
Big brother’s little helper inside the European Commission
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EU’s growing resistance to include ISDS in trade deals

5 Aug 2014

On Friday, July 25th, the German Government raised concerns over the current chapter on the controversial Investor-State Dispute Settlement (“ISDS”) included in the trade agreement between the EU and Canada – known as CETA – currently being discussed on both sides of the Atlantic. This announcement is indicative of the growing resistance to ISDS in trade agreements taking place in the European Union at the moment.

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EU’s growing resistance to include ISDS in trade deals
5 Aug 2014
EU’s growing resistance to include ISDS in trade deals
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TTIP negotiations: transparently opaque

23 Jul 2014

On July 14th, the European Union and the United States kicked off the sixth round of negotiations of what could be the world’s largest trade pact — the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP). The negotiations, which have been taking place for more than a year, are about opening markets on both sides of the Atlantic for exchange in goods, services, investment, and public procurement.

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TTIP negotiations: transparently opaque
23 Jul 2014
TTIP negotiations: transparently opaque
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The European Commission wants your views on ISDS

1 Jul 2014

Earlier this week, European Digital Rights (EDRi), with the help of Access, Bits of Freedom, and Vrijschrift, published a citizens answering guide to the public consultation on the Investor-State Dispute Settlement launched by the European Commission in March and open for comment until July 6.

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The European Commission wants your views on ISDS
1 Jul 2014
The European Commission wants your views on ISDS

TTIP: The Lobby plague is coming

26 May 2014

The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) is a free trade agreement currently being negotiated between the United States and the European Union, aiming at increasing trade and (dangerously) seeking “regulatory coherence.” If adopted, TTIP would become the world’s largest free trade and investment agreement, opening both markets for exchange in goods, services, investment, and public procurement.

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TTIP: The Lobby plague is coming
26 May 2014
TTIP: The Lobby plague is coming
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ISDS: The trojan horse clause giving more power to companies

20 May 2014

As two major international trade agreements are being negotiated, an increasingly contentious debate is taking place on the need to include an Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) mechanism. This mechanism enables companies to sue governments and challenge legislation in arbitration courts (outside of domestic judicial systems.

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ISDS: The trojan horse clause giving more power to companies
20 May 2014
ISDS: The trojan horse clause giving more power to companies

LIBE Series 14 and 15: Conclusions of the European Parliament on mass-surveillance programs – Part 2

20 Dec 2013

In the 14th and 15th hearings held by the committee for Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE), Commissioner Viviane Reding, the Brazilian Parliamentary Inquiry Committee and Glenn Greenwald delivered important testimonies before the Members of the European Parliament (MEPs). MEPs then presented the second part of their conclusions and working documents, the result of the thirteen inquiry meetings on the mass-surveillance programmes which aim to catalogue their recommendations aimed at preventing further violations of fundamental rights.

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LIBE Series 14 and 15: Conclusions of the European Parliament on mass-surveillance programs – Part 2
20 Dec 2013
LIBE Series 14 and 15: Conclusions of the European Parliament on mass-surveillance programs – Part 2

Keeping IP out of TAFTA

18 Mar 2013

On the heels of the announcement of the newly kicked off EU-US Free Trade Agreement (TAFTA), also known as the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), Access joined a group of roughly 35 internet freedom organizations, public health groups, activists, and other public interest leaders to urge both the US and the EU to keep copyright, patents, trademarks and geographical indications — so-called “intellectual property” — out of the negotiations.

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Keeping IP out of TAFTA
18 Mar 2013
Keeping IP out of TAFTA